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Q&A: Printing Windows 7 Contacts

Q.

I am using Windows 7. Is there a way to print out a hard copy of my Contacts list

A.

Printing your Windows Contacts list to create a paper backup copy is certainly possible. One method is to go to the Start menu to All Programs and select Windows Contacts. You can also just type “contacts” (without the quotation marks) into the Search box at the bottom of the Start menu and press the Enter key. Open Contacts and you should see icons or a list of all the names in your Contacts file.

If you just want to print certain contacts, select the names you want to use and click Print in the window’s toolbar. If you do not see the Print option, make sure the Contacts window is open to its full width. To print all the contacts, press Ctrl+A on the keyboard to select all the names; after you click the Print command in the toolbar, you can also choose All Contacts in the “Print range” area of the box to grab them all.

In the “Print Style” area of the Print dialog box, you can select one of three designs for your hard-copy list: Memo, Business Card and Phone List. The three print styles take up varying amounts of paper, from Memo (which includes the most information from the contact file) to Phone List (which displays just telephone numbers). You may want to try out all the formats on a sample contact to see which one you like best.